Fiio’s DM13 brings welcome upgrades to Sony’s traditional Discman
It’s time to dig out these CD binders you refused to half with. Fiio, a Chinese language audio gear maker, is releasing a $179 moveable CD participant in September that brings with it trendy upgrades the Sony Discman by no means had — together with assist for the wi-fi headphones that didn’t exist within the Discman’s heyday.
Essentially the most welcome improve on the DM13 is a Bluetooth connection supporting the AptX, AptX HD, AptX Low Latency, and SBC codecs, permitting the participant to connect with wi-fi headphones. For compact disc purists who don’t wish to topic their ears to Bluetooth’s audio compression, the DM13 additionally contains a typical 3.5mm headphone jack plus a 4.4mm balanced headphone connection.
A chargeable battery gives about eight hours of playback on the go, however the DM13 may also be built-in into a house stereo system. Analog, SPDIF, and USB audio connections are included, and the rechargeable battery could be bypassed whereas the CD participant is in “desktop mode” and related to a everlasting energy supply.
Digital shock safety could be activated to buffer music and stop it from skipping whereas the DM13 is carried round, however it isn’t restricted to solely enjoying CDs. It’s additionally suitable with MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, and WMA audio information burned onto a CD-R.
At launch, the Fiio DM13 will solely be accessible with a silver end, however 4 further colours will probably be launched later: crimson, blue, black, and titanium.
